Awning.



G. A. WALKER.

AWNING. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4, 1914.

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a m J GEORGE A. WALKER, 0F OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

AWNING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

Application filed February 4, 1914. Serial No. 816,412.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE A. IVALKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oak Park, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to awnings for windows and similar places, and the objects of the invention are to produce an awning which provides a better protection from the suns rays than awnings now in use, which permits of circulation of the'air, which is easily attached to and detached from a window, which includes a minimum amount of framework or hardware, which occupies a minimum amount of space when folded up for shipment or storage, which may be quickly and easily rolled up and let down, in which wind pressure does not place tension upon the flexible sheet or body portion vof the awning, and in which the angle of the flexible sheet with relation to the window may be adjusted at will.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view illustrating a window having mounted thereon an awning embodying the features of my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views of certain parts.

In its preferred form my awning comprises a pair of brackets 5 which are secured to opposite sides of the lower portion of the window casing, each of said brackets preferably consisting of a lower horizontal bar 5* and an upper inclined bar 5", said bars being integral at their outer or forward ends. A flexible sheet or awning body 6 is attached at its upper end to the upper portion of the window casing by any suitable means, as, for example, eyes 7 fixed to the upper edge of the awning sheet, said eyes engaging with screw hooks 8 seated in the window casing. If desired, the flexible sheet 6 may consist of fabric of the form illustrated in my Patent No. 1,053,254, issued February 18, 1913, to which patent reference may be made for the detailed construction of this member. It may be herein briefly described as consisting of a plurality of transverse wooden slats or splints 6 secured together by longitudinal warp cords 6 the upper and lower edges of the sheet being suitably strengthened or reinforced.

My present invention is not limited to the use of an awning sheet of this construction, but I prefer it to canvas or similar material such as is commonly used, because the wooden fabric effectively excludes the suns rays and is a poor conductor of the heat therefrom, and yet sufficient light is permitted to pass through the slits between the splints, and the latter permit some circulation of the air.

The awning sheet is held at an acute angle, or, in other words, in a position sloping downwardly and outwardly with relation to the window sash, by a pair of stays or cords 9, which in the present instance are in the form of endless loops extending through openings 10 in the upper edge of the awning sheet and extending at their lower end to a point beneath the lower edge of said awning sheet. Said loops lie at opposite sides of or embrace the sheet. At the lower end of each of these loops is a small sheave 11 through which the cord of the loop passes, said sheave having an eye 12 thereon to engage with a hook l3. Said hook in turn has an eye 14 which is slidably mounted upon the inclined bar 5 of one of the lower brackets 5.

Any suitable means may be provided for taking up slack in the loops 9. The means herein shown for this purpose comprises a loop 15 on one end of each cord 9 and a loop 16 on the other end of the cord engaging with the loop 15, said loop 16 being adjustable in size by means of a sliding block 117 togvary the tautness or the length of the cop The awning sheet is arranged to be rolled up from its lower edge by means of a cord 18 fixed at one end to the upper portion of said sheet and extending therefrom downwardly on the inner side thereof to form a loop, said cord extending thence through a pair of small sheaves 19 fixed to the upper portion of the sheet and thence downwardly to a suitable means such as a cleat 2O fixed upon one side of the window frame in such position that the operator may conveniently wind the cord 18 around said cleat.

When it is desired to roll the awning u the operator pulls the cord 18, with the resu t that the lower edge of the sheet will be turned inwardly and will form the axis about which the sheet will be rolled up as the operator pulls downwardly on his end of the cord 18.

It may sometimes be desirable to vary the inclination of the sheet 6 with respect to the on the outer side of the body and upwardly 9 window frame and this may be accomplished by sliding the hooks 13 along the bar 5" of the brackets 5 to the desired position. \Vhen released, the eyes ll bind upon the rods 5 and pret'ent incidental or casual movement of said hooks. The length of the loops 9 is, of course, adjusted to accord with the position of the hooks 13.

IVhen desired, the awning sheet may be re moved for storage or replacement by merely detaching the eyes 7 and 12 from the hooks 8 and 13, respectively. The means for holding the sheet at the desired angle (namely, the

loops 9) and the means for rolling up the sheet (towit, the cord 18) are connected'to the sheet and thus form a unit which facilitateshandling, storage and sale.

Inasmuch as the sheet (5 is stiff or non-foldable transversely, it does not require braces or frame members along its edges to prevent collapsing. This minimizes the number of frame pieces, thereby reducing the size and weight of the awning when packed for storbe mounted near the lower portion of the window to project outwardly therefrom, flexible stays extending along said sheet and having their lower ends connected to said bracket means so as to hold the sheet-at an angle to the window with the lower end of the sheet spaced therefrom, the sheet being adapted to be coiled or rolled up from its lower edge independently of said stays, and means for thus rolling up the sheet.

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2. In an awning, the combination of a flexible sheet adapted to be supported at its upper edge adjacent to a window or other part to be shaded, a" air of brackets adapted to be secured at opposite sides of the lower end of the window, a pair of flexible loops extending from top to bottom of the sheet and embracing the latter, means connected to the lower ends of said loops-and having a slidable connection with the brackets, and means for rolling said sheet up from its lower edge.

3. In an awning, the combination of a flexible sheet adapted to be supported at its upper edge adjacent to a window or other part to be shaded, outstanding brackets adapted to be mounted adjacent to said window and each comprising a horizontal bar and a bar inclined downwardly away from the window, flexible loops extending from top to bottom of the shade and embracing the same, sheaves through which the lower ends of said loops pass, members engaging said sheaves and slidable along the inclined bar of said brackets, said members binding on said bar to prevent accidental movement thereof, and means for tightening said loops, the latter acting to hold said sheet at an angle with the window.

4. In an awning, or the like, the combina- GEORGE A. WALKER.

Witnesses:

C. PAUL PARKER, Gnonon L. CHINDAI'IL.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,201,655, granted adtobei fl ij 1916,wupon the application'ofwGeorge A. Vila;lker, of Oak Park, Illinois, for an provement in Awnings, an error appears infthe printed specification requiring released, the eyes 14 and insert the words and numerals The tension of the loops 9 cause the eyes 14 to; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with cor- 1 rection therein that the same may conformto the record of the casein the Patent Signed and sealed this 21st day of November, A. D., 1916'. I

I F. W. H. CLAY,

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